I know this should be on a running thread...for those in the area, what is the current extent and projection for the High Park Fire? I have read of 40% containment, but I am more interested in projected path and any possible future deviations.

Any information would be appreciated. Many thanks, and best wishes to those of you that may be dealing with this on a personal property level.

Red flag warnings and a westly flow. Containment is highly unlikely until monsoon moisture arrives. The fuels are very dry and gusty erratic winds associated with storm cells are going to create more long range spotting. It's going to be awhile before containment. I predict late July or early August if things continue the way they are. There are over 1500 fire resources on site from out of the region. The long term outlook doesn't look very good either. The Springer fire in South Park drew alot of attention today.

Hopefully they get it under control soon. It's a terrible situation over there and I give my condolences to anyone who lost property. But they we need the humidity to recover in order to get a handle on it.

Here is a good site for a map of the burn. This map is updated before the map on inciewb. If you turn on the MODIS and HMS thermal satellite buttons on the left they will show you where the active burn is taking place and which direction it is most likely headed. If you zoom in too far these buttons become unavailable. You can also change from satellite view to topo view as your map underlay.

several of us bicycled up to Masonville today (5 miles south of Horsetooth reservoir - in the area of the burn area) and none of us were bothered by any major air quality issues...maybe we were just lucky by the way the wind was blowing...

Not that in the grand scheme of things does this mean anything, but it now looks like (minus a small 1/4 mile square SE of Quigley mountain) the entire designated Cache La Poudre Wilderness Area has been burned.